Besan Toast

If you like bread pakodi, this is probably a healthier alternative.  Easy to make for a quick snack especially if you have a few slices of leftover bread.  And with a few chopped tomatoes, onions and capsicum it adds a lovely new taste altogether.  Recipe from Indian Vegetarian Kitchen.  Try it, add your twist to it.  You cannot go wrong. 

Ingredients:

Bread Slices - 4 nos

Chick pea flour ( besan) - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Water to make a batter

Cumin seeds or powder ( optional ) - 1/4 tsp

Oil for shallow frying

Finely chop the following -

Onion - 1 medium 

Tomatoes - 1/2 

Coriander leaves

Capsicum 1 tbsp

Ginger - 1/2 tsp

Green chilies - 1 nos ( or red chili powder)

Mix all the ingredients to make a thin batter - like that of a pancake/dosa

Let it not be thick

Cut the bread slices diagonally 

Meanwhile heat a pan and smear with oil

Give a quick dip of the bread in the batter.  Do not keep it too long, it will crumble

And place on the medium hot pan.  Allow to brown slowly

You can place the chopped tomatoes and onions if they did not stick to the bread on top

When underside is brown gently turn over and brown the other side.

Ensure that the pan is too hot.  The batter needs to be cooked.

Have it hot with tomato sauce.